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🇯🇵 Naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) Pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese bladesJust like Katana, Naginata conjures up many images of feudal Japan : the dedicated foot soldier, the heroic onna-bushi and also the devout warrior monk🥋 Tomoe Gozen (巴御前) Japanese warrior who lived around 1157 to 1247. And it was during the Genpei War that Tomoe Gozen stood out and gained fame as a warrior. She was also skilled in the art of naguinata (長刀)